Changing the system, or code,
of which a word, expression or idea is part and so changing its
meaning. This process allows much of the power of the "original"
use to be carried over, but a very different message to
be communicated. The Hebrew prophets commonly made skillful use
of this process, taking something familiar to their hearers/readers
and changing the matrix of which it is part. Amos' use of the
tradition of Exodus provides
a good example.